EPA-regulated facilities in Lea County, NM

There are 2,108 EPA-regulated facilities inside Lea County, New Mexico. The most common kinds are air emissions (1,437), hazardous waste (327), water discharge (321). 20 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 39 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $493M across 34 sites.

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2,108facilities in the county

20in significant noncompliance

39with a violation on record

$493Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

Category	Facilities
Hazardous waste	327
Large quantity generators	2
Small quantity generators	116
Transporters	4
Chemical (RMP/TRI)	41
Superfund	4
Air emissions	1,437
Major sources	47
Synthetic minor sources	597
Minor sources	440
Water discharge	321
Minor permits	241
Drinking water systems	39
Greenhouse gas reporters	35
Data centers	1
Scrap yards	3

A facility enrolled in several programs counts once in the total and once in each of its categories.

In significant noncompliance

The EPA's designation for its most serious or persistent violations, as of the latest data.

RED HILLS GAS PROCESSING PLANT 24 MI WNW FROM JAL, JAL, NM, 88252 Significant noncompliance · $48M in penalties
NANDINA CTB 6.7 MI SW OF JAL, JAL, NM, 88252 Significant noncompliance · $40M in penalties
RED BUD CTB 6.25 MI WSW OF JAL, JAL, NM, 88252 Significant noncompliance · $40M in penalties
HP GAS PAD 5.3 MI SW OF JAL, JAL, NM, 88252 Significant noncompliance · $40M in penalties
AZALEA BATTERY 8.3 MI SW OF JAL, JAL, NM, 88252 Significant noncompliance · $40M in penalties
AMEN CORNER CTB 7.2 MI SW OF JAL, JAL, NM, 88252 Significant noncompliance · $40M in penalties
WEST TURKEY TRACK BOOSTER 20 MILES SW OF MALJAMAR, MALJAMAR, NM, 88264 Significant noncompliance · $32M in penalties
CUNNINGHAM STATION 986 SH 483 (12 MILES WEST OF HOBBS ON HWY 62/180), HOBBS, NM, 88240 Significant noncompliance
MADDOX STATION 119 N. MADDOX ROAD (9 MILES WEST OF HOBBS ON HWY, HOBBS, NM, 88240 Significant noncompliance
LEA COUNTY ZIP FRANKLIN MEMORIAL AIRPORT HIGHWAY 82, LOVINGTON, NM, 88260 Significant noncompliance

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

DCP MIDSTREAM - EUNICE GAS PLANT 136 STATE HWY 175, OIL CENTER, NM, 88240 $34M in penalties
OIL CENTER BOOSTER STATION 5.3 MILES S OF MONUMENT, MONUMENT, NM, 88265 $32M in penalties
DOUBLE X BOOSTER STATION 30 MILES W OF JAL, JAL, NM, 88252 $32M in penalties
LINAM RANCH PLANT 11525 WEST CARLSBAD HIGHWAY, HOBBS, NM, 88240 $32M in penalties
SHUGART BOOSTER STATION 6 MILES S OF MALJAMAR, MALJAMAR, NM, 88264 $32M in penalties

Superfund sites

BLM-KERR-MCGEE POTASH CO. CARLSBAD HWY, HOBBS, NM, 88240
LINAM RANCH SITE HWY 62, HOBBS, NM, 88240
MASTER CLEANRS 3317 N GRIMES, HOBBS, NM, 88240
SNYDER STREET PCE SNYDER STREET, HOBBS, NM, 88240

Data centers

GOLD STATE FACILITY 27 MI W OF HOBBS, HOBBS, NM, 88240

Towns in Lea County

Bordering counties

Reading these numbers

These are regulatory records, not measurements of pollution. Most facilities appear because they hold a permit or file reports, and most of them are compliant; a listing is not a claim that a facility has polluted anything. Compliance status and penalties are the EPA's own determinations in data retrieved Oct 9, 2026. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.